After defeating Lou Qingyao, the five people rushed all the way to Ruixuan Town, where Qian Chao received a strange letter.
I got the letter from Buyan Nang's shop. Buyan Nang had a strange look on his face when he handed over the letter:
"Junior brother Qian, this letter was sent by a foreign monk who was passing by. The man was very strange. He asked to give it to you by name. He left the letter and left without leaving a name. I originally planned to return to the sect. I'll leave it to you behind the door, I didn't expect Junior Brother Qian to come over today."
The envelope was sealed, with only the words "Qian Chaozi Tai Qi" on it. Where the sender's name should have been left, there were only two words "Internal details".
Qian Chao did not open the letter immediately, but left after handling some business matters related to Buyan Yao.
In Song Fenglou's room, Qian Chao opened the letter, unfolded the letter paper inside and took a look. He said "Huh", seeming to be very surprised.
"What's wrong? Who wrote it?" Tang Ping asked curiously.
The letter was not long, Qian Chao read it in a few glances, and after hearing what Tang Ping said, he handed it to her.
When Tang Ping took the letter and looked at it in front of several companions, the handwriting on the letter was beautiful. After reading it, several companions also became confused. Of course, this did not include Lu Pingchuan, because he could not read a single big hand. Luokung could only follow along as if to join in the fun, but he couldn't understand the content of the letter.
"Hey, Sister Tang, whose letter is this to Brother Qian? What is written in it?" Lu Pingchuan asked.
"The letter was written by Tian Shuangyou to Qian Chao, asking him to have an interview in the sect."
"Tian Shuangyou? Isn't she the woman from the Tian family? What is she doing with Brother Qian?"
"Who knows?"
"Hmph, I guess that woman has no good intentions!"
"Not necessarily," Qian Chao said from the side, "If she arranged to meet somewhere else, maybe I would be worried, but in the sect, I think it's not to harm me. I'll go meet her and see what she says. Well, Maybe there will be unexpected gains.”
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The Wuling Sect is a very vast area. The mighty Tianshui Lake is surrounded by five mountains. The five sects are built on the mountains. In fact, the five mountains are just a general term. There are five sects in the sect, and each sect occupies They are all a continuous mountain range, only the main peak is by the lake. Even in Jiuxuan, which is the most crowded place, apart from the bustling and noisy places where disciples gather, the places where the foundation-building brothers and the elixir-forming elders are building caves are all quiet and elegant. In addition, there are many places that are just a lush and green place. , only inaccessible mountain forests, and this created an opportunity for Qian Chao and Tian Shuangyou to meet secretly.
After returning to the sect, Qian Chao made preparations to meet Tian Shuangyou. He and several partners agreed that when they went to meet, Li Jian would go with him. This was not to prevent Tian Shuangyou from having other thoughts, but because it was always better to meet secretly. Someone must be responsible for keeping an eye on the nearby movements to prevent others from eavesdropping. At the same time, the other three are waiting at Qian Chao's residence. After Qian Chao and Li Jian return, they will tell everyone the content of the conversation. , and then if there is anything specific, we will discuss it together.
Before the agreed time, Qian Chao arrived at the agreed place. Li Jian was already lurking nearby, and he was patiently waiting for Tian Shuangyou to appear.
This place was chosen by Tian Shuangyou. It is very secret. It is a wooden pavilion in the mountains and forests. The wooden pillars around the pavilion are all trees as thick as a sea bowl that are still growing. The top of the pavilion is also woven with the branches and leaves of those trees. The branches and leaves are lush and green, it is a real shade of green. The tables and chairs in the pavilion are even simpler. They are made of the wooden piles left after a big tree was cut down and smoothed. Even the surrounding wooden posts are The benches are also tree stumps, and the entire pavilion looks a bit wild.
Qian Chao couldn't help but chuckle to himself after seeing this. This place was still within Jiuxuan, and he, a disciple of Jiuxuan, didn't know there was such a quiet place. Instead, Tian Shuangyou, who had not been in Wuling Sect for a long time, found this place. It seemed that the woman had put in a lot of effort for today's meeting.
The agreed meeting time was during the day. Although it was inconvenient during the day, I thought that if Tian Shuangyou came out quietly at night to meet Qian Chao, it would probably attract the attention of other Tian family members, so I chose a time when the sun was shining brightly to meet Qian Chao. Let's meet.
When the appointed time came, Qian Chao, who was sitting in the pavilion, heard footsteps coming from the nearby dense forest. He followed the sound and saw a flash of goose yellow flashing from the forest, and then a slim figure walked out of the forest.
It was Tian Shuangyou.
Arriving under the pavilion, Tian Shuangyou looked at Qian Chao and said:
"Master Qian is indeed a trustworthy person and came as promised."
"I'm just curious about what Miss Tian is looking for."
"You're not busy. I know Mr. Qian's concerns. Please put your guard down. Shuangyou wants to have an honest talk with Mr. Qian today. If we can reach an agreement, it will be beneficial to both of us."
"When Miss Tian talks about us, does she mean you or your Tian family?"
"Young Master Qian still has a deep grudge against the Tian family. Let's put it this way, I came to meet Mr. Qian not only for myself but also for the Tian family."
Qian Chao narrowed his eyes after hearing this, stared at Tian Shuangyou's flowery face and said cautiously:
"So, Miss Tian came to see me today, and Mr. Tian Du..."
"Of course he didn't know about it. We hid it from him when we met and talked."
"Okay, please sit down."
After sitting across from each other across the table made of large tree stumps, Tian Shuangyou first took out an object, gently placed it on the table and retreated towards Qian Chao.
"Mr. Qian, this is what the Tian family asked me to use on you as a last resort."
It was a small red wooden box. Qian Chao stared at the thing and asked:
"What is this?"
"Deer Spirit Gu." Tian Shuangyou said lightly.
"What!"
Qian Chao learned from Cai Jian that when Qin Suiji refined the "Double Sheng Dan", he didn't know what the elixir was for, so Cai Jian, who was well-informed, gave Qian Chao a lot of practice. The secret medicine common sense in the world, in addition to clearly explaining the "Double Sheng Dan", also mentioned the "Deer Spirit Gu". Therefore, when Qian Chao heard that the small box in front of him contained the famous drug "Shuang Sheng Dan". After the poison, his color suddenly changed.
"You Tian family...you really do everything you can!"
Tian Shuangyou was not surprised by Qian Chao's reaction. He sighed and said softly:
"Who says it's not..."
This woman handed over this secret to herself as soon as they met. What was she going to do?
"Miss Tian, why are you telling me this?"
"I want to cooperate with Mr. Qian."
"Cooperation? Miss Tian, if I guessed correctly, are you going to betray the Tian family?"
"Betrayal? No, it's not betrayal. I just want to be my own master in some matters. I will never betray the Tian family."
"Then I'm a bit confused."
Tian Shuangyou said slowly:
"The truth is actually very simple. Mr. Qian, listen to me slowly. When I was in the Tian family, I rarely heard your name and knew very little about you. After all, you are the one who can decide major issues in the Tian family. Those people can discuss it. Later, the reason why I came here, although it was forced by the Wuling Sect, was also related to you. To be honest, I was very reluctant to come, and I still had some resentment towards you for this. Just before leaving, The head of the Tian family came to me privately and handed me this deer spirit Gu, saying that if our group of people couldn't get rid of you in the Five Spirits Sect, then there would be only one last option... let you become ours. Man, haha, Mr. Qian, let alone my surname Tian, with my double pomelo and willow shape, I think I am definitely not a good match for you, and I don’t want to use this method to harm myself, let alone become a pawn of the Tian family. What I want is to become someone in the Tian family who can pick up chess pieces..."
At this point, Qian Chao realized that Tian Shuangyou was a woman who was ambitious for the power of the Tian family. He couldn't help but look at her twice. Facing Qian Chao's gaze, Tian Shuangyou didn't care at all and continued:
"I came to the Five Spirits Sect with full of resentment. Therefore, when I saw you, I wanted to know what kind of person you were. That's why we had that fight. I challenged you. , obviously my cultivation is higher than yours, and you were obviously exhausted after eight consecutive battles, but what I didn’t expect was that I was defeated by you. From then on, I became cautious towards you. Well, and, Do you still remember your trip to guard the Wo Mountain? I was there at the time, and I think you should know the ins and outs of that incident. There I really saw your methods, and I was determined to get rid of you from then on. Later, it was my little nephew Tian Du who wanted to get rid of you through Wen Liang. Well, to be honest, the spiritual stones used by Wen Liang to recruit those casual cultivators were given to him by my little nephew. However, Wen Liang also It failed, and it failed so completely..."
"After receiving the news of Wen Liang's failure, I understood that I am afraid there is no way to get rid of you this time. Mr. Qian, your current status is still the leader of the Qi Refining disciples of Wuling Sect. In my opinion, you are still With your friends included, you are the sharp sword that the Wuling Sect is sharpening now and will slash at the Tian family in the future..."
When talking about this, Qian Chao couldn't help but ask:
"What exactly do your Tian family want to do?"
Tian Shuangyou said lightly:
"What to do? Haha, what else can the Tian family do? The Tian family only wants to grow bigger!"
"Make it bigger?"
"That's right, it means becoming bigger. People say that there are six sects in the world, but from the Tian family's point of view, why can't it be seven sects in the world? What the Tian family wants to do is to become the seventh largest sect in the world, and this is exactly what the Tian family wants to do. It’s not allowed by the Five Spirits Sect.”
Qian Chao didn't quite understand and immediately asked:
"But... if the Tian family wants to grow bigger, what does that have to do with me and the Qian family? Why do you want to show your interest in the Qian family and me again and again?"
Tian Shuangyou looked at Qian Chao curiously and said:
"You really don't understand? Well, that's right. Your Qian family is not a practicing family. It's normal to be unclear about these things. Let's put it this way, Mr. Qian, the Tian family controls the entire Qi country. Although they have different intentions, on the surface the Tian family still remains the same. It is a cultivating family affiliated to the Wuling Sect. Although your Qian family is only an official family in Qi State, there is a jade plaque in the Qian family, and there will be an A selection every sixty years. Isn’t that how you came to be five years old? Ling Sect, that is to say, there will be monks from your Qian family in Wuling Sect. With the monks of Qian family, Wuling Sect will have reason to intervene in the affairs of Qi State. Of course, who will deal with trivial matters? , those who want to intervene are all major matters. It can be said that if the Tian family does too much and the Wuling Sect cannot bear it, the simplest and most direct way to suppress the Tian family is to support another aristocratic family in Qi State. If the Tian family competes with you, then your Qian family will inevitably leap from a worldly official family to a spiritual family. When the Qian family rises, there will be the full support of the Wuling Sect behind it. The Tian family will not be able to compete with it. Over time, Even the entire Qi Kingdom will change dynasties, and the people sitting on the dragon throne will be replaced by members of your Qian family, and at the same time, the Tian family will gradually decline or even die. These are what the Tian family is most afraid of."
Qian Chao said:
"If you are so afraid, wouldn't it be better if you didn't do this? Why do you have to become the seventh sect in the world?"
"Haha, Mr. Qian, you are a monk. Now that you are practicing Qi refining, do you want to become a foundation-building monk in the future? After building the foundation, do you want to continue to break through and become a pill-forming monk? You must be thinking, am I right? That's right, you see, everyone has their own ideas. This idea, at best, is self-motivation, but at worst, it is ambition. And the most indispensable thing in the Tian family is such ambitious people. The small aristocratic family is looking forward to their family. There are more and more people who can practice, and their cultivation level is getting higher and higher, so as not to be swallowed up by other aristocratic families. The medium-sized aristocratic families are thinking about how to further expand the strength of the family, so as to gradually catch up with those big aristocratic families, while the big aristocratic families are thinking about how to further expand their family strength. As for aristocratic families, such as the Tian family, they have more to think about. In today's world of cultivation, no matter which sect belongs to the land, there is no more powerful aristocratic family than the Tian family. One step further, there is a big sect. The Tian family has actually hesitated for a long time as to whether to take this step, but they have already made up their mind and have done a lot of things secretly. To be honest, in Qi State, people like your Qian family were originally There are still many families who own the Wuling Sect's Jade Card, but as time goes by, they have all disappeared. You can guess the reason. In fact, if Mr. Qian had not come to the Wuling Sect, say Maybe in a few years, your Qian family will be like this, and that time will be the time for the Tian family to really take that step. Just because you are in the Wuling Sect, your Qian family is safe for the time being and the Tian family cannot act rashly."
"After all, these are just superficial reasons. Miss Tian, if your Tian family dares to do this, you must have the support of other forces behind it, such as a big force like Mu Yangzong. I'm right. Right? The main reason for doing this is that they want to weaken the Five Spirit Sect."
"Of course there are other forces involved, and it's not just the Muyang Sect, but these are core secrets, and they are not something I can know clearly. But one thing you said is wrong. The Qian family's status is higher than you think. Important, it is not just a dispensable decoration on the surface. If one day the Wuling Sect really wants to do something to the Tian family, your Qian family is the best reason, and all other major sects are not allowed to interfere, because this is spiritual practice. The rules in the world are also the same in the lands of other big sects. If they don't want Wuling Sect to support a rebellious big family in their land, they must abide by this rule. Therefore, the Qian family and you will become A thorn in the Tian family’s side.”
Hearing this, Qian Chao nodded slowly, then he looked at Tian Shuangyou and asked:
"Miss Tian, you haven't said why you want to cooperate with me, and what else will we cooperate on?"
"Well, now that I think about it, before I came to the Five Spirits Sect, I was really like a frog in the well. I thought that the most powerful people in the world were only our Tian family. Haha, it's ridiculous, isn't it? But that's what I thought at the time. Look Visitors should go out often and gain experience. After coming to Wuling Sect, I realized what a powerful opponent the Tian family had provoked for themselves... an opponent that the Tian family could not defeat. What you just said Yes, the forces behind them secretly support the Tian family in order to weaken the Wuling Sect. For those forces who support the Tian family, no matter what happens in the end between the Wuling Sect and the Tian family, there will be no loss for them. Among them, the Tian family has become a pawn. The most likely thing is that the Tian family will eventually become an abandoned son. Mr. Qian, I also have ambitions, so I don’t want to see the Tian family disappear before my ambition is realized in the future. This That's the first one; the second one is related to this deer spirit Gu. I said, I have ambitions, but I still have a bottom line. I am pure and innocent. I don't want to harm myself for the sake of ambition, let alone No one can do anything about being forced by others. Meeting and talking to you today is my resistance, but it is not rebellion. Thirdly, the Tian Du who came with me is only younger than me. How many years old, but according to the seniority of the Tian family, he wants to call me little aunt. His father Tian Jiang is the current head of the Tian family. Well, the guy who forced me is a cousin of mine. Among the current nephews of the Tian family, only in terms of their mental abilities, I and Tian Du are the most outstanding, which means that when I compete for the position of head of the Tian family one day in the future, Tian Du will be my biggest opponent. I don't care about him or anyone else in the Tian family. As for Tian Du, he came to Wuling Sect this time with orders to get rid of you, and I don't want him to become a stumbling block for me in the future. So..."
Speaking of this, Tian Shuangyou stared at Qian Chao with burning eyes, slowed down and said:
"With these three reasons, can we cooperate?"
Qian Chao thought while listening, and finally nodded and said:
"Well, from what Miss Tian said, we can indeed cooperate."
Tian Shuangyou's eyes suddenly shone and he said eagerly:
"So Mr. Qian has agreed to cooperate?"
"No, Miss Tian, I mean I think we can cooperate, but if I cooperate with you, it will be equivalent to the five of us cooperating with you. Therefore, the cooperation must be decided after we go back and discuss it with several partners. , but I guess it should be no problem.”
Tian Shuangyou's face was slightly disappointed. She originally thought that this meeting would be able to finalize the cooperation. Unexpectedly, Qian Chao had to go back to discuss with the four people, but that was all. Then she continued:
"Why don't I tell you more? Mr. Qian just asked us what we can cooperate on. I can reveal some of this to you in advance."
"Miss Tian, please speak."
"I know that Mr. Qian has gone through countless storms so far, and he may not take what I say seriously, but now, well, I should say that it will be soon, and Mr. Qian will face another danger."
Qian Chao immediately realized something and said:
"Is it Tian Du?"
"It's not just him."
"And Qin Suijie?"
"Master Qian actually found out about Qin Suijie. It's rare. But it's not just Qin Suijie, but Qin Suijie played a leading role in it."
"Appreciate further details."
"There is a playboy in your Wuling Sect named Jing Jie who has a very rich background. Tian Du met this Jing Jie through Qin Suijie. Then the two of them hit it off and prepared to join forces to get rid of you. Note that they are joining forces. It's impossible for me to know how Jing Jie's side works, but I got the answer from Tian Du's few words. Mr. Qian, Tian Du has put a lot of effort into arranging you this time. It seems that he is going to finish his work in one battle. Don't I thought that like Wen Liang, he would spend some spiritual stones to find some casual cultivators from outside to deal with you. This time he used the connections of the Tian family, and the people were selected from many aristocratic families. Based on this, Jing Jie There must be something big going on over there, Mr. Qian, you must be careful."
These were all things Qian Chao could not have imagined. He knew that Qin Suijie was colluding with Tian Du, but he did not expect that Tian Du would join forces with the gangsters in the clan to his disadvantage. However, Tian Shuangyou shut up at this time, and Qian Chao asked road:
"Specifically...um..."
Qian Chao stopped as soon as he spoke. Tian Shuangyou across from him had a smile on his face, but he understood that it was impossible for this woman to reveal another word before she really decided to cooperate with Tian Shuangyou. So it seemed that she should go back and talk to Tian Shuangyou earlier. It's up to those partners to discuss this matter.
"Thank you, Miss Tian, for telling me this. Let's just talk about it today. Cooperation is a big deal. I can't make the decision alone. I need to go back and discuss with several partners. I should be able to bring good news next time."
"hope so."
After agreeing on the time to meet next time, the two were about to separate, but just as they were about to leave, Tian Shuangyou suddenly stopped and turned around and said:
"By the way, there is something I still want Mr. Qian to know. The Yin Kuang who once harmed your Qian family...is dead!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Chao immediately stared at Tian Shuangyou sharply and said:
"Yes...you got rid of him, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Qian, you defeated Wen Liang, but Wen Liang did not die but escaped. If one day he is captured by the Five Spirits, and if he tells anything about the Tian family under questioning, we will always be dissatisfied. Okay, so those related to Wenliang must be eliminated, so as not to leave any future troubles."
"Hmph! I'm afraid even if Wen Liang can kill me, Yin Kuang won't live long! The big family... is really cruel!"
"This... can be regarded as the helplessness of serving a big family. I thought Mr. Qian would be happy when he heard the news..."
"What's so happy about this? If it hadn't been for your Tian family's order, how could Yin Kuang have harmed that ancestor of my family? Of course what I really hate is not Yin Kuang, but your Tian family!"
"Oh...yes, it was indeed the Tian family who gave the order to Yin Kuang in the first place, and it was also the one who gave the order to us this time. Yin Kuang is also a sensible person. He knew his ending at that time. He accepted his fate without even a trace of resistance. , we didn’t make it difficult for him and gave him a good time, but... Mr. Qian, what I told you about Yin Kuang has another meaning. Yin Kuang can be regarded as a dead man of my Tian family, and Tian Du this time The people you are looking for... are all dead soldiers, you must not take them lightly."
After saying that, Tian Shuangyou turned around and left.
Qian Chao asked behind her:
"Miss Tian, if one day you could make the decision in the Tian family, what would you do?"
What Qian Chao was talking about was whether the Tian family would continue to want to become the seventh largest sect in the world if Tian Shuangyou made the decision one day. Tian Shuangyou naturally understood what he was asking. He looked back and said with a smile:
"Mr. Qian, that will happen a long time ago. It's a bit early to say now, but after all, I am a person who understands current affairs. One day I can take charge of the Tian family, but it also depends on the current situation at that time. If the Wuling Sect is able to do so at that time, If they are still so powerful, then the Tian family must be submissive to the Five Spirits Sect and not dare to cause any trouble."
Then, the woman turned and left.
What she didn't say out loud was that if she could take charge of the Tian family and the Wuling Sect's strength was greatly depleted at that time, then I'm afraid the Tian family under her leadership would still take action.
After Qian Chao walked for a while, Li Jian's figure flashed out of the forest.
"Everything was fine just now. The woman came here on her own. Brother Qian, what did she say?"
"Tian Shuangyou wants to cooperate with us."
"What?"
"Let's go back first, and let's discuss this matter together when we get back."
